Patient Care Bio

Elaine Gilmore, M.D., PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Rochester.

Her focus is on general dermatology, including the diagnosis and treatment of acne vulgaris, psoriasis, and non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancers. Dr. Gilmore has a special clinical and scientific interest in disorders of the cutaneous nervous system, stemming from her background in neuroscience and electrophysiological studies of ion channels. In particular, Dr. Gilmore is interested in the evaluation and treatment of patients with persistent itch and chronic skin pain.

Dr Gilmore received her MD/PhD from the Univeristy of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed her residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital.